Brookville man is awaiting trial on nine felony counts concerning Child Molestation

By John Estridge Jesse T. Meckley, 39, Short Street, Brookville, has been charged with nine felonies related to child molestation. Meckley is charged in Franklin County with three Level 1 Felonies, one Level 3 Felony, four Level 4 Felonies and one Level 6 Felony. The Level 1 Felonies are: three counts of Child Molestation – …

Each county had at least one more COVID-19 positive test result

By John Estridge with data from the ISDH Fayette County reported three more COVID-19 positive test results, giving that county 428 positive test results. Franklin and Union counties had one more positive test result, each, making their numbers 317 and 80, respectively. None of the three counties had additional deaths attributed to the virus. That …

Obituary for Shirley Ann Legere

SHIRLEY ANN LEGERE Shirley Ann Legere, 84 of Laurel passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. She was born on May 21, 1936, in Connersville, to the late Paul Crowe and Dolores Wormer. Shirley married Jackie Albert Legere in Connersville in 1950; they were able to spend 41 years together before he passed away in …

FC Marriage Licenses in September

From the Franklin County Clerk’s Office Misti Leigh Adams, 27, and Shane Allen Tanksley, 26. Dawson Douglas Smith, 18, and Patience Leeann Hornberger, 19. Danielle Craig, 42, and Corey Michael Hemphill, 39. Gerald G. Lee, 57, Miranda Shane, 43. William Todd Rosenberger, 56, and Jennifer Renee Wewe, 45. Robert Lane Lamb, 25, and Hanna Nicole …

Obituary for centenarian Marjorie Luker

MARJORIE LUKER Marjorie Luker, 100 years young, passed from this life shortly after 4 a.m., on September 29, 2020, at the Forest Park Health Campus in Richmond. Marjorie, the second youngest of five children, was born to Lloyd and Ethel Harmeyer of Union County, on June 15, 1920. They were a life-long farming family. Marjorie …

For what the ISDH figures are worth: Fayette County has two additional positive COVID-19 test results, and Franklin County has one

By John Estridge from ISDH data For what the Indiana State Department of Health daily numbers are worth, here they are. Fayette and Franklin counties saw increases in the number of positive COVID-19 test results. Fayette County had two additional cases, bringing that county’s total to 425 while Franklin County had one more to send …

FC Court News (Civil Court)

From the Franklin County Clerk’s Office FC Court News Civil Court Divorces Bridget Ranee Rader and Kevin T. Rader dissolution of marriage granted, and the petitioner’s maiden name of Weaver was restored to her. Gerald Grubb and Sarah Grubb dissolution of marriage granted. Agreed Order/Judgment Jefferson Capital Systems, LLC successor in interest to Fingerhut Advantage …

FC Court News (Criminal Court)

From the Franklin County Clerk’s Office Franklin County Court News Criminal Disorderly Conduct Justin L. Vickers pleaded guilty as a class B misdemeanor and was sentenced to 180 days in the Franklin County Security Center (FCSC) with 178 days suspended to probation. He was ordered to pay the Probation Users’ Fee (PUF) of $50 plus …